Christie Brinkley reveals skin cancer diagnosis with graphic photos [Video]

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Supermodel Christie Brinkley has revealed she has been diagnosed with skin cancer in an Instagram post.

The 70-year-old shared graphic photos of herself post-surgery as she explained that doctors had caught the basal cell carcinoma early and removed it.

Christie said the cancer was caught accidentally when she went to an appointment with her daughter during which she wasn’t ‘going to say anything’ but asked at the end if the doctor would examine a ‘tiny dot’ on her skin.

The Sports Illustrated model also issued a warning to her 898K followers urging them to be ‘diligent’ with their sun protection and to ‘slather on’ SPF.

Christie shared three pictures of herself, one immediately after surgery showing a gouge on the lefthand side of her face towards her hairline, another with the wound stitched up, and a third with a bandage over the affected area.

She captioned the post: ‘The good news for …